Why we don’t take donor funding: The pitfalls of funding, foundations, and donor agencies 

We began Taghmees Social Kitchen over 12 years ago with many dreams, aspirations, and hope rooted in abundance, along with an unwavering conviction to avoid donor funding; because the few things we saw to be an unchanging truth is that the revolution would not be funded (in reference to “The Revolution Will Not Be Funded” by INCITE). 

The horrific events of the past year and our inability to rise up as a collective to put an end to the mindless brutality and genocide of our people has only strengthened our belief that these “softer, kinder” strategies have wrecked extensive damage on our community fabric; forcing our complicity. 

We attempted to provide some of the history and thinking behind why we don’t take donor funding. What can we do to avoid this trap?

Links for resources:

https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pcaac280.pdf

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/…/19/inaugural-address